164 Brief Account of Three Varieties of Apples. 



takes precedence even of the R. I. Greening, and ^^sopus 

 Spitzenberg. The tree is of medium vigor, but a great and 

 constant bearer. The size of the fruit may be judged of from 

 the fact, that seventy-two apples^ taken seriatim^ last autumn, 

 measured a bushel. Season November to March. The speci- 

 mens now presented are scarcely medium. 



The Redstreak^ {fig- 1^0 is also a winter fruit, of large 

 size, and high reputation, but very different in its character- 

 istics from the former. Considering its excellence, I can hard- 



Fig. 18. Redslreak. 



ly suppose it to be wholly unknown to our cultivators ; yet 

 my search has been in vain to find its accurate portrait in any 

 of our pomological authors. The trees of this variety attain 

 a large size, and produce abundantly in alternate years. On 

 old subjects, and under poor cultivation, a rather large per 

 centage of the fruit will be imperfect ; but, as a compensation 

 for this, the refuse yields a finer quality of cider and vinegar 

 than any other variety grown in this section. Season, Dec. 

 to March. The specimens are above an average, but not of the 

 largest size. 



